St. Marien Angermünde

In olden times, the church had up to 17 side-altars, a large triumphal cross with nine saints’ figures and a Renaissance altar dating from 1600. All the murals were whitewashed over in the Post-Reformation years and in 1867. In 1909, the church was decorated with painted Gothic-style designs in dark colours. The seating, the altar with a copy of a Rubens and the pulpit date from the renovation in 1867.

The last restoration in 1978 was based on the colour scheme of 1526, with the old colours and ornamentations carefully refreshed and restored. The windows behind the altar date from the Art Nouveau era. One of the south chancel windows is made up of window fragments, obviously retrieved after the bombing damage in 1945. The Angermünde coat of arms with the date “April 26, 1945” in a south window in the nave refers to the end of the Second World War, when Angermünde surrendered without a fight.

Preserved parts of the Renaissance altar were erected in the North Chapel, the “winter church”. The bronze baptismal font (mid- 14th century), the treasure chest (end of the 13th century), the Krummkrüger family tree in sandstone (17th century) and the Wagner organ (1742-1744) have also survived. The Wagner organ is one of the most beautiful Baroque organs in the east of Germany. It has 30 stops and, on the outside, two zimbelsterns, two trumpets en chamade, two tremulants and two timpani which are played by the angels next to them. It also has around 2,000 sounding pipes. It is played in every service and for the Angermünde summer concerts.

Activities:
“ORGAN TOUR”

An introduction to the history and technology of the organ and organ building. The organist shows off the wonderful variety and magnificent sounds of the organ in a lively demonstration with clear explanations. All year, for groups

Information/booking:

Angermünde Tourist Information

Telephone: +49 3331 29 76 60

info@angermuende-tourismus.de

Prices:

Minimum price for less than 20 people: Euro 120.00

from 20 people: Euro 6.00 per person